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Blue Ivy Carter joins voice cast

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7 months ago

May 1, 2024

Disney has launched the primary trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a prequel to the 2019 photorealistic remake of “The Lion King,” and revealed that Blue Ivy Carter has joined the voice solid.

From “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins, “Mufasa” will discover the titular lion’s origin story, depicting his childhood together with his brother Taka aka Scar, who turns into the primary antagonist in “The Lion King.” Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. will voice the youthful variations of Mufasa and Scar, respectively. James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa in each the 1994 unique movie and 2019 remake. Jeremy Irons voiced Scar in 1994, whereas Chiwetel Ejiofor took over in 2019.

Many members of the 2019 voice solid are returning, together with John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Donald Glover as Simba and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala. Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, will play Kiara, the daughter of King Simba and Queen Nala. The 2019 movie was directed by Jon Favreau from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, who’s returning to write down “Mufasa.”

It was additionally revealed that Lin-Manuel Miranda is penning the movie’s songs, produced by himself and Mark Mancina, with further music and performances by Lebo M.

“Elton John. Tim Rice. Hans Zimmer. Lebo M. Mark Mancina. Beyoncé, Labrinth, Ilya Salmanzadeh. Beau Black, Ford Riley, the unbelievable music crew on ‘The Lion Guard,’ and so many musical contributors through the years. ‘The Lion King’ has an unbelievable musical legacy with music from among the biggest songwriters round, and I’m humbled and proud to be part of it,” Miranda stated in an announcement. “It’s been a pleasure working alongside Barry Jenkins to convey Mufasa’s story to life, and we will’t look ahead to audiences to expertise this movie in theaters.”

New solid members embrace Tiffany Boone as Sarabi; Kagiso Lediga as Younger Rafiki; Preston Nyman as Zazu; Mads Mikkelsen as Kiros, a formidable lion with large plans for his pleasure; Thandiwe Newton as Taka’s mom, Eshe; Lennie James as Taka’s father, Obasi; Anika Noni Rose as Mufasa’s mom, Afia; and Keith David as Mufasa’s father, Masego.

“Serving to my sister increase two younger boys throughout the ’90s, I grew up with these characters. Having the chance to work with Disney on increasing this magnificent story of friendship, love and legacy whereas furthering my work chronicling the lives and souls of people throughout the African diaspora is a dream come true,” Jenkins stated of the prequel.

Thought of considered one of Disney’s most profitable properties, the unique 1994 “Lion King” grossed $960 million worldwide, with the 2019 model grossing $1.6 billion on the world field workplace. The remake was additionally named considered one of Selection’s Critic’s Picks in 2019. In his overview, chief movie critic Peter Debruge wrote, “In the event you have been by no means a fan of ‘The Lion King,’ then nothing right here will win you over. However, for these too younger ever to have seen it, this might be a life-changing expertise, one which strives to create a type of understanding between audiences and the animal kingdom that Disney as soon as made a daily a part of its mission, again within the period of movies comparable to ‘The Legend of Lobo’ and ‘The Unbelievable Journey.’”